I took the fifth day rather smoothly; after waking up from a wonderful night, bathing in the onsen one last time and enjoying my first traditional Japanese breakfast I set out for Sendai where my hotel was located. I didn't have a significant interest for Sendai, but staying in Matsushima, where I wanted to spend my day, was rather expensive, so I opted for a reasonably priced business hotel in Sendai, which is 25 min away by train. One again, I got a lift from the ryokan to the bus station and as I told the staff guy that I was going to Sendai, he started talking to me about his parents that were apparently living there.